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Canadian Tammy Cecco wasn't a fan of cruising."The thought of being on a ship with thousands of other people and not being able to get off," she said, "was something that I wanted to avoid."That didn't change when Cecco, a travel magazine…

ATHENS: European royalty gathered in Athens on Monday for the funeral of former King Constantineof Greece, born a prince but spurned by his country which abolished the monarchy in 1974. Constantine, a second cousin of Britain's King…

Suma Shirur with former National coach Prof. Sunny Thomas. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Suma Shirur was a world-class shooter who made the air rifle Olympic final in Athens, 2004. She had also shot a world record score of a perfect…

It may seem paradoxical, but a trip to Europe may be a way to save money on travel this year.Amid a global scramble to find ways to save money while traveling, hotel rates dropped in many European cities. Average airfares originating from…

PALLINI: Greek planes and helicopters on Wednesday stepped up their battle against a wildfire raging for a second day that has forced hundreds of people to flee mountainside suburbs north of Athens. Nearly 500 firefighters, 120 vehicles,…

ATHENS: A Greek wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Tuesday (Jul 19), prompting authorities to order the evacuation of at least four areas and a hospital. Heavy clouds of smoke…

Here’s a surprise: While Athenians were locked down because of the pandemic, a flurry of creative and entrepreneurial activity was underway. The outcome? A total of 272 new restaurants, according to the local industry association, as well…

ATHENS: Greek firefighters on Sunday (Jun 5) were battling a wildfire for a second day near two Athens suburbs. Local media reported some damage to houses as well as vehicles, with 65 fire engines and 283 firefighters still operating in…

More than 130 firefighters aided by 6 firefighting aircraft and 4 helicopters dropped tonnes of water in an attempt to douse the blaze, which has raged for more than seven hours. (Representational Image: Reuters)Fanned by strong winds, the…

As the creative director of Shila, Eftihia is at the center of this boom. “Shila came about serendipitously, as a need to create a space where our interests, passions and dreams would be expressed under one roof, be it architecture, design,…